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------------------------------------------------------. THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 44: ISSUE 18 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17,2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Jenkins thanks staff during town hall Pierce • President and executive vice president discuss community initiatives, the University's fiscal standing receives Commencement speech as two By LIZ O'DONNELL key components. News Wrirer "Our Commencement was Sheedy probably the most watched com University President Fr. John mencement in the history of Jenkins and Executive Vice higher education," Jenkins said. president John Affleck-Graves Jenkins said the award thanked members of the Notre Commencement speech demon Dame staff for their contribu strated the special role of Notre By IRENA ZAJICKOVA tions last year and updated Dame in higher education. NewsWrirer them on University projects at "What other campus could the annual town hall meeting focus with such discipline, faith Richard B. Pierce, history Wednesday afternoon. and community?" he said. professor and director of Jenkins began his address by Jenkins also thanked the Notre Dame's Africana thanking members of the Notre members of the financial team Studies program, has Dame staff for their hard work for their efforts in helping Notre received the last school year. Dame to deal with the financial 2009 Charles He said last year was his crisis. E. Sheedy "most challenging and most "We have been blessed with Award for rewarding year," citing the an approach to spending that is PAT COVENEYfThe Observer Excellence in world financial crisis and Fr. John Jenkins addresses the Notre Dame faculty and Undergraduate President Barack Obama's see TOWN HALL/page 4 students at Wednesday's town hall meeting. Teaching. The Sheedy Award, which is awarded annually to an Arts and Pierce Career Fair Expo packs Joyce Center Letters faculty member who has "profound influence on undergraduate Thousands of students, hundreds of companies come together for annual employment convention students through sustained exemplary teaching," is While the recession has cer named for a beloved former By MEGAN HEMLER tainly impacted hiring practices, dean of the College of Arts NewsWrirer Associate Director for Alumni and Letters. Career Programs Kevin Pierce, who has been a Thousands of Notre Dame, Monahan said the job prospects Notre Dame faculty member Saint Mary's and Holy Cross stu have improved from last year. for 12 years, said his initial dents and alumni, along with "Investment banks last year reaction to learning that he representatives from more than came just for interns - this year won this year's Sheedy 150 companies, packed into the it's for full-time positions and Award was one of shock. Joyce Center Fieldhouse interns, so there are some posi "I was surprised and hum Wednesday night from 5 p.m. to tive signs," he said. bled," Pierce said. 9 p.m. for the annual Fall Career The Career Expo allowed stu "Surprised first and humbled Expo. dents to meet with prospective thereafter." In a change from last year, the employers and form networking Pierce received his under Fall Career Expo and the annual connections in hopes of landing graduate degree at Engineering Day career fair either an internship or full-time Valparaiso University in KATIE GREENSPON!The Observer were combined into one event position. Valparaiso, Ind. and his Students network with prospective employers at Wednesday that was open to students of all night's Career Fair in the Joyce Center. majors. see FAIR/page 3 see SHEEDY/page 6 Students pursue research activities Law professor Carozza Undergraduates explore their academic passions through outside investigation travels to Honduras tor for Undergraduate Research, Lucero said, but most from natu By KATIE PERALTA said the amount of students who ral sciences like biology as well human rights situation in the News Wrirer normally participate is difficult to as social sciences like psycholo By MADELINE BUCKLEY country has fared since coup gauge. gy. News Ediror d'etat during a trip from Notre Dame students have "For the ·undergraduate "There are few business stu Aug. 17-21 with the long had the reputation of being Scholars Conference, at least, I dents, though, who undertake The June 28 Honduran mil Commission. bright and curious scholars. but would say 250 students," Lucero academic research in business itary coup that ousted then "It was just difficult on a some take their interest to the said. "Same with REU [Research fields, and we're trying to President Manuel Zelaya very basic human level next level by participating in the Experiences for Undergraduates] change this," Lucero said. received criticism from the because it's a country in University's Undergraduate and other summer programs." The process of undergraduate United States and several which there's so much polar Research Program, an opportu Lucero said the program research, Lucero said, is a long international organizations, ization and conflict and very nity for students to pursue their attracts students from all grade one - from brainstorming ideas but a Notre Dame Law pro passionately and deeply held academic interests beyond the levels. to finding a faculty mentor to fessor saw a bitterly divided convictions on both sides classroom. "Fewer first-year students," lin ding and applying for funding. country on a recent fact about what happened and The University hopes to Lucero said. "But we did have a "There's plenty of advantages," finding trip to Honduras. who was to blame and all of encourage more students to par handful present at the Lucero said. Some include, she Paolo Carozza, an associ this," he said. ticipate every year and present Undergraduate Scholars said, the thrill of discovery, ate professor of Law and As part of IACHR, Carozza their work at the annual Conference in the last two understanding of how scientists member of the Inter said he observed the coun University Scholars Conference, years." and scholars work, enhanced job American Commission on try's current political and which takes place each spring. The program draws students Human Rights (IACHR). Cecilia Lucero, assistant dime- from a wide variety of majors, see RESEARCH/page 4 helped investigate how the see HONDURAS/page 6 INSIDE TODAY' S PAPER SMC gives career advice page 3 • Viewpoint page 10 • Live Nickelodeon at DPAC page 4 • Irish defense prepares for Michigan State page 24 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, September 17, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR PATRONUS? 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